Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Cultural Diversity, Environmentalism
17 Dec 2017
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Which ideology rejects what it views as the central commitments of all other ideologies: liberalism, fascism, multiculturalism, ecologism, socialism. Common set of rights and duties for all citizens. Freedom of speech, right to vote, own property. Gradual expansion of the class of citizens: from white, property-owning protestant men to working class men, catholics, jews, women, blacks, and others. Challenging the idea of the normal citizen. Normal is white, heterosexual, able bodied male. Assimilation: forcing compliance with majority norm and practices. Marginalization: forcing indigenous peoples onto reserves or to give up their traditional way of life. Demanding a more inclusive understanding of citizenship: from coercion and paternalism to consent and autonomy. Recognizing a plurality of identities: integration rather than assimilation. No need to make everyone the same. Encourage people to be integrated as different & justice requires it. From equal rights to the politics of recognition. Treat as equal is to recognize differences.
